Tag Archives: windows

Did Microsoft Make Windows 7 Too Good???

I asked my followers – what is your all time favorite Windows Client OS? Here are the results!

Microsoft Windows

It is so amazing how many are still holding onto Windows 7 as the desktop OS! There is still an estimated 35% of desktops running that old OS. Amazing.

If you did not get a chance to participate in the poll – let me know your all time favorite client OS in the comments below!

Windows 10 Power User Arriving at CBT Nuggets!

That’s right – the much anticipated follow up course to my popular Using Windows 10 course will land in time for Christmas ’18! This is great timing for newcomers to Windows 10 that want to take their skills to the next level, and perhaps build a strong foundation before completing a Microsoft Certification in Windows 10. That certification is refreshing for 18XX versions of Windows and it is about time! For more information on those new exams – check out my post here.

Windows 10 Power User

The Nugget titles so far in this action-packed, hands-on lab course include:

  1. Why Windows 10 Power User?
  2. Windows 10 Pretest
  3. Windows 10 Editions and Version
  4. God Mode (Really!!!)
  5. Windows 10 Recovery Options – No, Not MacOS!
  6. Killing it with Cortana
  7. Some Free Apps Rock
  8. Lights, Camera, Action Center
  9. Ladies and Gentleman, The Edge Browser
  10. One Love, OneDrive
  11. Making Command Prompt Look Important 
  12. Advanced Networking
  13. Advanced Security
  14. Advanced Interface Customizations
  15. Advanced Storage Techniques 
  16. Scheduling Makes it Real
  17. Upgrade Techniques for Fun and Profit  

Even more exciting, is the fact that Garth Schulte of CBT Nuggets will be creating a course concurrently alongside this course entitled PowerShell for Windows 10 Power Users! This course is a beautiful compliment, covering all of my techniques and more using – wait for it – PowerShell.